New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-11
MP. O'BRIEN OFF FOR CANADA.
His ONE BUSY DAY IN THE CITY.
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT HIS CANADIAN TRIP-THF
SCENE ON THE UMBRIA.

WHAT HE SAIS ABOUT HIS CANADIAN
SCENE on THE UMBRIA.
William OBrien did not much of the city yester-
day. After his midnight cruise in the fog the John
f. Moore, be took long rest ut the Hoffman House,
apd from the time he arose until his departure to his
campaign ground in Canada he was a busy man.
Among the visitors who called on him were ex-
Mayor Grace Amos j. Cummings, Joseph |. G. Clarke,
Henry H. BrowE John J. Rogers, Hugh Wadron and
the members of the reception committee
About 3 o'clock he met number OF reporters by
appointment aud chatted for nearly an hour with
them. The Editor of United Ireland" is little,
tairhared. fair bear led la the prime OF mental
and bodily vigor He talks rapidly and nuently, IN
low clear voice. the accent OF which at once proclams
his nationality; and he speaks his shrewd, keen
eyes, twinkng behind his spectacles, bis facial ex-
preston and his gestures are as expressive as his
words. His well-chosen expressions and carefully
finished sentences show that he is we'll accustomed to
putting his thoughts into language in the platform and
in his newspaper.
The arrangements for his trip, he said, would de-
pend on the Canadians themselves lilo proposes to
address meetings in montreal, Quebec Ottawa.
Kingston, Toronto and perhaps London, Ont, in the
course OF fortnight Probably his speeches will be
in substance the in each place. He is going to
deal with Lord Lansdowne not the representative
OF the Qneen but evictor, engaged in devastat-
ing and depOpulating whole range OF country five
miles in extent
" The Canaoian people, lie went on, shave again
and again voted large Tor the relief OF Irish dis
treS5. we propose 20 snow lncln iDucn
u way the # the distress than grants
of aims The Canadian Parliament hos just voted
resolution denouncing coercion in Ireland. We pro-
pose to NV them the best OF all possible opportunities
OF striking blow at this coercion the object OF which
IL to enable swarms of rack-renters to follow Lord
Lansdownes example,"
Mr. O'Brien then skeiched Lord Lansdon mes deal
ings with his tenants. In to question
whether he had no fear from the Orange faction in
Canada he said Well, il Lord LansdOWne can make
no better answer TO our case than by infamng mser
ahla anil matt nd oil ri ut nj
lence. he will have made more damning indictment
against himself than any we could attempt to make"
MIR. O'Bricn humoIously described the scene Mt his
departure from the Umbria AZ an eifervescence IRON
the smoking groom The passengers, too might be
little because he whom they blamed as the author
OF the delay allowed to land. lie 81 0ke bitterly
of a ruihan named John Fox. Tory tOwn-cOuncillOr
from Cork" who he said. insulted Bishop Ireland.
Asked as to the condition OF Parnell he said that
to the alarming state OF his health should be
taken with grain OF salt" He also desired to say
that his trip north he would he personally response
BILE for his actions and sayings, repudiatng the sug-
gcston that he was going under cut ana died lpsruc-
tons acting a party mouth-pece.
The last thing Mr. OBnen 9l1 IN Mew-lor was 10
make bret call on Eugene Kelly lie went north on
the 63O p III. train from the Grand Central station
Judge Browne, General James r. OBeirne Major
John Bvrne j. J. Delaney, Bryan c. McSwyny. Peter
White and David Connolly accompanied him TO the
station and babe him goodbye Dennis hnbride, one
of the eycted Lansdowne tenants, VINO Is TO DE BIS
righthand support in his tour, did not get ashore
the Umbril in time for the train, but will follow
him rs so0u as he can. .
| II.
York and deliver addresses here and elsewhere In the
States before starting for home.
The unusual scene which attended the departure of
Mr. OBrien from the Umbria seems TO have been tie
result of a tritng incident which made him unpopular
with the cabin passengers on the Umbra. AS told by
nm officer of the shin and confirmed By several OF the
passengers Mr. OBrien delayed the departure OF the
vessel from Queenstown about an hour aud nail,
and had IL not been for THIS it believed that she
would have arrived at Sandy Hook before the fog set
In on Saturday night. and thus would have made IL
possible to Lard her passengers early Sunday morning
Mr.. OBren went to Queenstown on the mail tram
week ago last sunday. The Umbra was 10 the harbor
and her tender alongside the railway pier waiting
for the mails Ii Ia customary TO run the cars contain
ing the mails On side tack near the teh1ers Dertn
and there transfer them. crowd OF nearly oOOo
people swarmed around the train soon as came IN
and il was impossible to move tho mail vans until
after Mr. O'Brien had made the speech which they
demanded from him. He then went aboard the
tender but tho crowd followed him aud caused an
other blockade IIo vas then requested to 90 10 one
OF the piers by until the mails could be trans
ierrcd, and III that way the mass OF people was got
Viii" Brown, one Of the members of tho Argo-
nauta four-oared crew of 1875 OF the passen-
gers on the Umbria m was deck on Monday night
| when the committee took Mr.. O'Brlen OF. Although
| O'Brien was not liked by his feow-passengers he
said. " there serious feeling against him vi
course we not bit pleased when we learned that
the delay caused by him on the other side had had the
effect OF keeping us away from New York three Gays
longer than necessary, but it more in spirit OF
fun than otherwise that dubbed him Jonah and
suggested the advsability of throwing him to the
Spouse to tho cries of God Save Ireland and the
kissing when Parnels and Gladstones names were
| pronounced by those on the steamer Moore were
prompted by the same spirit and issued main y IRON
the mouths OF several Jolly young Americans who take
no more interest Iii the issues between England and
Ireland that they do in the moral condition OF the
Lulus."
Bishop Ireland was one OF the hundred passengers
who we're brought to the city from the Um6ria late
Yesterday afternoon in the steamer William FLETCHER
lie was greeted by Father Rordan aud taken at
once to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He was still indig-
fha man In "
had treated the mention OF ParnelPs and Gladstones
names and had endeavored to drown the cheers Tor
OBren and ireland. Describing his participation IN
the affair he said:
When beard the noise went on deck. The cries
OF the cabin passengers grated hastily on my ears ana
requested them to retrlin. They paid no attention
to my request and it then that told them that
there were 600 people in the Storage whose hearts
were IN the Irish cause and that their shouts ought TO
he sufficient to drown the cheers tor England and the
Kisses for Irclands patriotic leaders can realize
that the saloon passengers not in earnest IN ther
shouts but | think their action was not III good
taste and said so at the time